Hindley Green railway station
Hindley Green railway station is a closed railway station in the Hindley Green area of Wigan, England, where Leigh Road (the A578) bridged the line.
Hindley Green | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Platt Bridge, Wigan England |
| Coordinates | 53.5204°N 2.5441°W |
| Grid reference | SD640027 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1864 | Station opened |
| 1 May 1961 | Station closed[1] |
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Hindley Green was within the historic county of Lancashire.
History
The station was opened by the London and North Western Railway on 1 September 1864, in common with other stations on the Manchester to Wigan Line.
The station joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping in 1923 and passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station closed on 1 May 1961.
Coal deposits were the chief motivation for building a railway in the area and the railway's supporters included many local colliery owners and industrialists.[2]
References
Notes
- Butt 1995, p. 121.
- Sweeney 1996, p. 71.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Sweeney, Dennis J. (1996), A Lancashire Triangle Part One, Leigh: Triangle Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9529333-0-4
External links
- The station on a 1948 OS map npe Maps
- Line and mileages Railway Codes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Platt Bridge | LNWR Manchester to Wigan Line |
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